Gillette Castle
Gillette Castle is a museum in Town of Lyme, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. Gillette Castle is situated nearby to the neighborhood Hadlyme Ferry Historic District, as well as near Hadlyme North Historic District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Goodspeed Airport and Selden Neck State Park.
Goodspeed Airport
Aerodrome
Goodspeed Airport is located in East Haddam, Connecticut, United States. It has been under new ownership with the support of the Recreational Aviation Foundation since November 2020. Goodspeed Airport is situated 2 miles northwest of Gillette Castle.
Selden Neck State Park
Nature reserve
Selden Neck State Park is a 607-acre island and public recreation area on the Connecticut River in the town of Lyme, Connecticut. Accessible only by boat, the state park has four areas for primitive, riverside camping. Selden Neck State Park is situated 2 miles southeast of Gillette Castle.
Franklin Academy
School
Franklin Academy is a co-ed special education boarding school in East Haddam, Connecticut, serving students in grades 8-12 as well as post-graduate students. Franklin Academy is situated 1¼ miles north of Gillette Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hadlyme Ferry Historic District and Hadlyme North Historic District.
Hadlyme Ferry Historic District
Neighborhood
The Hadlyme Ferry Historic District encompasses a collection of historic buildings related to the Chester–Hadlyme Ferry in the Hadlyme village of Lyme, Connecticut.
Hadlyme North Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hadlyme North Historic District is an 81-acre historic district located in the southwest corner of the town of East Haddam, Connecticut. It represents the historic core of the village of Hadlyme, which straddles the town line, and consists primarily of two north-south roads, Town Street.
Chester
Village
Photo: GrahamBould, Public domain.
Chester is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 3,749 at the 2020 census. Chester is situated 2 miles southwest of Gillette Castle.
Gillette Castle
- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Gillette Castle State Park”
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Town of Lyme, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.42217° or 41° 25′ 20″ northLongitude
-72.4285° or 72° 25′ 43″ westElevation
144 feet (44 metres)Named after
William GilletteOpen location code
87H9CHCC+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 294778004OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
4834981
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Gillette Castle” goes by many names.
- French: “Parc d’État de Gillette Castle”
- German: “Gillette Castle State Park”
- Spanish: “Castillo Gillette”
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